2%
Share of foundation
human rights funding
$88.1 Million out of
$3.7 Billion for all rights
933 Grants
Top Foundation Funders
- NoVo Foundation $12.4 M
- New Israel Fund $12.0 M
- Foundation to Promote Open Society $10.0 M
- European Endowment for Democracy $5.9 M
- Ford Foundation $4.9 M
- Sigrid Rausing Trust $3.6 M
- Klarman Family Foundation $2.8 M
- Comic Relief $2.7 M
- African Women's Development Fund $2.5 M
- Hivos $2.1 M
- Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders $2.1 M
- Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation $2.0 M
- Moriah Fund $1.7 M
- Shapiro-Silverberg Foundation $1.7 M
- Global Fund for Women $1.5 M
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund $1.3 M
- UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women $1.2 M
- Humanity United $1.2 M
- Walter and Elise Haas Fund $1.2 M
- Chicago Community Trust $1.1 M
- Carnegie Corporation of New York $900.0 K
- Nathan Cummings Foundation $885.0 K
- Oak Foundation $700.0 K
- Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $675.0 K
- Kendeda Fund $575.0 K
- M = Millions
Bilateral and Multilateral Funding
11%
Share of OECD
human rights funding
$562.3 Million out of
$5.0 Billion for all rights
1,573 Disbursements
Top Funders
- European Union Institutions $110.8 M
- United States $68.0 M
- United Arab Emirates $61.5 M
- Sweden $49.1 M
- Germany $43.9 M
- Netherlands $33.9 M
- Denmark $28.2 M
- Switzerland $19.9 M
- Italy $18.6 M
- Australia $17.2 M
- Spain $15.8 M
- Belgium $15.8 M
- Norway $15.7 M
- Finland $13.1 M
- United Kingdom $10.0 M
- Canada $8.3 M
- France $6.9 M
- Austria $4.3 M
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $3.7 M
- Japan $3.1 M
- Global Fund $2.9 M
- Ireland $2.4 M
- Saudi Arabia $2.0 M
- International Labour Organisation $1.9 M
- Korea $1.7 M
- M = Millions
Foundation Funding by Issue
Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination
$24,655,160 (28%)
197 Grants (21%)Human Rights, General
$20,339,274 (23%)
170 Grants (18%)Freedom from Violence
$8,990,185 (10%)
87 Grants (9%)Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding
$7,394,782 (8%)
132 Grants (14%)Migration and Displacement
$4,111,873 (5%)
91 Grants (10%)Expression and Information Rights
$3,767,594 (4%)
69 Grants (7%)Sexual and Reproductive Rights
$3,690,228 (4%)
19 Grants (2%)Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law
$3,179,937 (4%)
38 Grants (4%)Economic and Labor Rights
$3,040,489 (3%)
21 Grants (2%)Health and Well-being Rights
$2,054,903 (2%)
25 Grants (3%)Environmental and Resource Rights
$1,077,239 (1%)
25 Grants (3%)Civic and Political Participation
$746,743 (1%)
14 Grants (2%)
Issue totals include foundation funding that could be identified as meant to address a specific issue. In order to provide unique totals and avoid double-counting, each foundation grant has been assigned to exactly one issue category within the human rights taxonomy.
Foundation Funding by Population
Women & Girls
$29,953,657 (34%)
299 Grants (32%)Migrants & Refugees
$15,187,470 (17%)
114 Grants (12%)Children & Youth
$12,322,879 (14%)
93 Grants (10%)Indigenous Peoples
$4,343,652 (5%)
13 Grants (1%)Human Rights Defenders
$2,831,599 (3%)
166 Grants (18%)LGBTQI
$2,467,080 (3%)
43 Grants (5%)People with Disabilities
$1,056,342 (1%)
14 Grants (2%)
Population totals include foundation funding that could be identified as meant to benefit a specific group. Grants may serve multiple populations and would therefore be counted in more than one category.
Foundation Funding by Strategy
Advocacy, Systems Reform and Implementation
$49,133,226 (56%)
424 Grants (45%)Capacity-building and Technical Assistance
$19,956,573 (23%)
78 Grants (8%)Coalition-building and Collaboration
$15,794,414 (18%)
71 Grants (8%)Grassroots Organizing
$5,749,385 (7%)
26 Grants (3%)Media and Technology
$5,368,249 (6%)
97 Grants (10%)Research and Documentation
$3,550,068 (4%)
44 Grants (5%)Arts and Culture
$3,251,907 (4%)
32 Grants (3%)Litigation and Legal Aid
$2,593,431 (3%)
37 Grants (4%)Security and Resilience
$232,994 (0%)
6 Grants (1%)Scholarships and Travel
$129,590 (0%)
23 Grants (2%)
Strategy totals include foundation funding that could be identified as supporting a specific strategy. Grants may employ multiple strategies and would therefore be counted in more than one category.
45 Grants (5%)